SB0470 • 2026

Fraternal Order of Police License Plate

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Wright
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how the remaining proceeds will be distributed after covering startup costs.

Fraternal Order of Police License Plate

This bill removes restrictions on who can get a Fraternal Order of Police license plate and changes how the money from selling these plates is distributed.

What This Bill Does

Removes a rule that only members or family members of the Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police could receive this special license plate.
Changes how annual fees collected for using the Fraternal Order of Police license plate are given to the Florida State Lodge Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Who It Names or Affects

People who want a Fraternal Order of Police license plate in Florida.
The Florida State Lodge Memorial Foundation, Inc., which receives money from selling these plates.

Terms To Know

Fraternal Order of Police: A group that supports police officers and their families.
Specialty license plate: A special design on a car's license plate, often for charity or to show support for an organization.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify exactly how the remaining funds will be used after startup costs are covered.
It is unclear who can now apply for this license plate since restrictions have been removed.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
• Died in Fiscal Policy
2026-01-21 Senate
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-01-16 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2026-01-12 Senate
• Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
2026-01-05 Senate
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-12-01 Senate
• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
2025-11-12 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Fraternal Order of Police License Plate; Deleting a restriction on who may be issued the Fraternal Order of Police license plate; revising the distribution and use of annual use fees collected from sales of the Fraternal Order of Police license plate, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 470

By
Senator Wright

8-00441-26 2026470__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Fraternal Order of Police
3 license plate; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; deleting a
4 restriction on who may be issued the Fraternal Order
5 of Police license plate; revising the distribution and
6 use of annual use fees collected from sales of the
7 Fraternal Order of Police license plate; providing an
8 effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12 Section 1. Subsection (67) of section 320.08058, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended to read:
14 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
15 (67) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES.—
16 (a)
1.
The department shall develop a Fraternal Order of
17 Police license plate as provided in this section. The plate must
18 bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
19 “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
20 “Fraternal Order of Police” must appear at the bottom of the
21 plate.
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2. The department may issue the plate only to an applicant

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who submits a notarized letter from the Florida State Lodge of

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the Fraternal Order of Police stating that the applicant is a

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member of the lodge in good standing or a member of a lodge

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member’s family, together with other fees and documents required

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for a specialty plate.

28 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
29 State Lodge
of the
Fraternal Order of Police
Memorial

30
Foundation, Inc.
,
a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of

31
the Internal Revenue Code. The

which shall retain all proceeds

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until the startup costs to develop and establish the plate have

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been recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds shall be distributed to

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the
Florida State Lodge Memorial
foundation
shall distribute the

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proceeds for use according to the foundation’s articles of

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incorporation

of the Fraternal Order of Police and used as

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follows:

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1. A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds may be used to

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promote and market the plate, to administer the license plate

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program, and to pay administrative costs directly associated

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with the state Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement

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Memorial.

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2. The remaining proceeds shall be used by the foundation

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to fund projects, programs, or events related to the memorial or

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to fund improvements, maintenance, or other support for the

46
memorial
.
47 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.